If you are a board member, executive director, or development director for a nonprofit, chances are you've either asked or been asked a lot of questions related to fundraising over the years.

I am Catholic. And my faith is the single most important thing in my life

Last week my colleague, Leslie wrote a great post on how to carefully weigh an invitation to join a non-profit board. I would like to journey a bit further down that path to the moment you have decided to say yes.

If done correctly, board service is a serious commitment of time, energy and expertise. It should also be a terrifically rewarding experience for the board member.

We’ve all heard it before…..“Let’s add a new event!” or “We have too many events!” or ”Our organization is suffering because our annual event did not raise the money it used to.”

Yep! Summer is just about over. Our son is back at college and our daughter has started her senior year in high school. We will be lucky to get one last long weekend at the beach over Labor Day, but that's about it.

During our time away at Lake Gaston this summer one afternoon I tore myself off the boat and into the car to return to Raleigh for a meeting.

Summer is winding down and kids are headed back to school. I’m seeing back to school flyers in the papers and first day of school pictures popping up all over my newsfeed on Facebook.

I recently traveled to California - a 3-hour time difference from North Carolina. Each morning my inbox was full from people on the east coast who had been up working for three hours before me. My usual 9 and 10 a.m.